What is a traverse motion in legal proceedings?

A traverse motion is a motion that is for the defendent's attorney. to file as it speaks to the validity of facts in an affidavit to obtain a search warrant. For example:if the police officer on that affidavit gave a physical description of the person to be searched on the search warrant that was dramatically different from that of the defendant. You would write a motion to traverse and suppress the evidence obtained there after due to the fact that the affidavit gives completely false information and it was the cops negligence that led to the wrong person being served the search warrant. In summary, it is in direct reference to facts found a police affidavit that is used to obtain a search warrant and contains untrue facts? Once the motion is granted they have to suppress obtained thereafter.